Climate and Weather Quiz 3 Review

What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• differences in clouds

• differences in humidity

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How does air move?

• From areas of low humidity to high humidity

• From areas of high gravity to low gravity

• From areas of high pressure to low pressure

• From areas of low pressure to high pressure

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Why does warm air rise?

• It is more dense

• It is less dense

• It is hotter

• It is cooler

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In a sea breeze, when warm air rises over land:

• cool air moves in from the ocean

• cool air sinks over land

• Warm air rises over the ocean

• cool air moves in from the land

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In a land breeze, why is the water warmer at night?

• Land heats up faster than water.

• Water heats up faster than land.

• Land cools down slower than water.

• Water cools down slower than land.

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In a sea breeze, why is the land warmer during the day?

• Water cools off faster than land.

• Land cools off faster than water.

• Land heats up faster than water.

• Water heats up faster than land.

What term describes warm material rising and cool material sinking in a circular motion?

• conduction circles

• convection currents

• somersault circles

• connections current

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What are winds that blow predominantly in the same direction?

• local winds

• hurricane winds

• gusty winds

• prevailing winds

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What causes the prevailing winds to appear to curve?

• The convection currents

• The jet stream

• The Earth's rotation

• The sun's radiation

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What is the narrow belt of strong, high-speed, high- pressure air that flows west to east affecting the atmosphere?

• Jet stream

• prevailing wind

• sea breeze

• convection current

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